N680G
Registered owner: VERY MOTIVATED LLC, CA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. J. Associates, Inc. (ZESA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
2 reports on file, 2017-09-26 – 2017-12-14.
Part: WIRE HARNESS — DAMAGED (WOW) · airframe 3,535 hrs · 3,066 cycles
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW REPORTED AN ECAS MESSAGE OF A WOW (WEIGHT ON WHEELS)MISCOMPARE. UPON SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN ON APPROACH THE MESSAGE CLEARED AND A NORMAL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WIRING HARNESS HAD TWO BROKEN WIRES IN THE BUNDLE NEAR THE FLEXING POINT. HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
Part: HOSE — BURST (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 3,531 hrs · 3,057 cycles
UPON LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ON DEPARTURE THE CREW NOTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE ECAS MESSAGE APPEARED ALONG WITH HYDRAULIC VOLUME LOW MESSAGE. PER THE CHECKLIST THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE BOTH UNLOADED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED USING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE. UPON A SUCCESSFUL LANDING THE MAINTENANCE CREW OBSERVED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CENTERING HOSE HAD RUPTURED ALLOWING THE FLUID TO ESCAPE.